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Strong's #1004: bayith (pronounced bah'-yith)

probably from 1129 abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.):--court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, X great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter)house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).




Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon:

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bayith

1) house

1a) house, dwelling habitation

1b) shelter or abode of animals

1c) human bodies (figuratively)

1d) of Sheol

1e) of abode of light and darkness

1f) of land of Ephraim

2) place

3) receptacle

4) home, house as containing a family

5) household, family

5a) those belonging to the same household

5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body

6) household affairs

7) inwards (metaphorically)

8) (TWOT) temple

9) on the inside

10) within

Part of Speech: noun masculine

Relation: probably from H1129 abbreviated



Usage:

This word is used 2053 times:

1 Chronicles 28:20: "all the work for the service of the house of the LORD."
1 Chronicles 28:21: "and the Levites, even they shall be with thee for all the service of the house of God: and there shall be with of workmanship"
1 Chronicles 29:2: "Now I have prepared with all my might for the house of my God the gold for things to be made of gold, and the silver"
1 Chronicles 29:3: "Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver,"
1 Chronicles 29:3: "of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all"
1 Chronicles 29:3: "and above all that I have prepared for the holy house,"
1 Chronicles 29:4: "silver, to overlay the walls of the houses"
1 Chronicles 29:7: "And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents"
1 Chronicles 29:8: "were found gave them to the treasure of the house of the LORD, by the hand"
1 Chronicles 29:16: "that we have prepared to build thee a house name cometh of thine hand,"
2 Chronicles 2:1: "And Solomon determined to build a house for the name of the LORD, and a house for his kingdom."
2 Chronicles 2:1: "a house for the name of the LORD, and a house for his kingdom."
2 Chronicles 2:3: "and didst send him cedars to build him a house to dwell"
2 Chronicles 2:4: "Behold, I build a house to the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate"
2 Chronicles 2:5: " And the house which I build is great: for great is our God"
2 Chronicles 2:6: "But who is able to build him a house, seeing the heaven and heaven"
2 Chronicles 2:6: "him? who am I then, that I should build him a house, save only to burn sacrifice"
2 Chronicles 2:9: "me timber in abundance: for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful"
2 Chronicles 2:12: "and understanding, that might build a house for the LORD, and a house for his kingdom."
2 Chronicles 2:12: "might build a house for the LORD, and a house for his kingdom."
2 Chronicles 3:1: "began to build the house of the LORD at Jerusalem in mount Moriah,"
2 Chronicles 3:3: "was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits"
2 Chronicles 3:4: "of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty and the height"
2 Chronicles 3:5: "And the greater house he ceiled with fir tree, which he overlaid with fine gold,"
2 Chronicles 3:6: "And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold"
2 Chronicles 3:7: "He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold;"
2 Chronicles 3:8: "And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to"
2 Chronicles 3:8: "house, the length whereof was according to the breadth of the house, twenty"
2 Chronicles 3:10: "And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work,"
2 Chronicles 3:11: "cubits, to the wall of the house: and the other wing was likewise five cubits,"
2 Chronicles 3:12: "cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other was five cubits"
2 Chronicles 3:13: "on and their faces were inward."
2 Chronicles 3:15: "Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits"
2 Chronicles 4:4: "was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward."
2 Chronicles 4:11: "finished the work that for king Solomon for the house of God;"
2 Chronicles 4:16: "make to king for the house of the LORD of bright brass."
2 Chronicles 4:19: "all the vessels that were for the house of God, the golden also, and the tables"
2 Chronicles 4:22: "of pure gold: and the entry of the house, the inner thereof for the most holy"
2 Chronicles 4:22: "thereof for the most holy place, and the doors of the house of the temple, were of gold."
2 Chronicles 5:1: "that Solomon made for the house of the LORD was finished: and Solomon"
2 Chronicles 5:1: "the instruments, put he among the treasures of the house of God."
2 Chronicles 5:7: "his place, to of the house, into the most holy place, even under"
2 Chronicles 5:13: "for his mercy endureth forever: that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD;"
2 Chronicles 5:13: "that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the LORD;"
2 Chronicles 5:14: "the glory had filled the house of God."
2 Chronicles 6:2: "But I have built a house of habitation for thee, and a place for thy dwelling forever."
2 Chronicles 6:5: "among all the tribes of Israel to build a house in, that my name might be"
2 Chronicles 6:7: "of David my father to build a house for the name of the LORD of Israel."
2 Chronicles 6:8: "as it was in thine heart a house for my name, thou didst well in that"
2 Chronicles 6:9: "thou shalt not build the house; but thy son which shall come forth out of"









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